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'Jihadi John' audio surfaces
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 01:03
CNN's Atika Shubert examines new audio released of Mohammed Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John."
Australia Secretly Culled Almost 700 Koalas, Minister Reveals
Time - 4 Mar 2015 06:21
The region is facing problems such as the overpopulation and starvation of koalas
Feds raid U.S. 'maternity hotels'
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 02:16
Federal agents on Tuesday raided more than three-dozen "maternity hotels" in Southern California where foreign pregnant women allegedly give birth for the sole purpose of having a U.S.-citizen baby, authorities said.
Concern Over Iran's Nukes Drowns Out Its Growing Role in Iraq
Time - 4 Mar 2015 00:21
Tehran helps Baghdad try to retake Tikrit as U.S. watches
Slate Voice: "Shag the Dog"
Slate - 4 Mar 2015 17:53
"Shag the Dog" was originally published in Slate on April 5, 2001. It's one of Will's favorite essays that he's written for Slate.
Hezbollah backs Syrian troops in push for Golan Heights
Al Jazeera English - 4 Mar 2015 00:47
Syrian forces supported by Iran and Hezbollah are fighting to regain strategic territory from rebels in the south.
'Bali 9' pair close to execution
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 02:05
Two Australians held by Indonesian authorities for nearly a decade appear to be just days away from execution by firing squad.
Ex-CIA Chief Admits Sharing Military Secrets With Mistress
ABC News - 4 Mar 2015 00:14
Ex-CIA chief Petraeus to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials shared with mistress
LAPD Shooting: Name of the 'Homeless' Victim Released
ABC News - 4 Mar 2015 00:13
ABC News has learned that the man's name was Charley Robinet.
Jackie Robinson West whistleblower arrested outside neighbor's home
Chicago Tribune - 4 Mar 2015 01:07Federal jury sides with police officers in fatal shooting, awards no damages
Chicago Tribune - 4 Mar 2015 23:54Dad tracks down cyberbullies
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 23:49
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tracked down the people that cyberbullied his daughter on social media.
Highly Illogical: What Sci-Fi Writers Get Wrong About the Future
Time - 4 Mar 2015 22:57
Tyrannical--and technologically savvy--empires star in science fiction. But rest assured, the future is likely more democratic.
Israel asks U.S. for missile cash
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 21:51
Publicly the U.S. and Israel have been clashing over Iran's nuclear program, but quietly Israelis have been making another appeal: getting more U.S. funds for missile defense systems to defend against Iran's growing ball...
Omar Treviño Morales Arrested: Zetas Drug Cartel Leader Apprehended In Mexico
IBTimes - 4 Mar 2015 21:21
Mexican authorities apprehended Zetas drug cartel boss Omar Treviño Morales near the northern city of Monterrey before dawn Wednesday, they said. Morales, also known by the moniker "Z-42," has led the cartel since his b...
'Pluto killer' Michael Brown to speak at the Adler
Chicago Tribune - 4 Mar 2015 20:50How One Woman Built an Empire on Lipstick and Lotion
Time - 4 Mar 2015 15:00
Helena Rubinstein, or Madame, as she was called, blurred the line between art and make-up, amassing a fortune along the way
How could a plane just vanish?
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 09:35
Australia's transport safety chief has always described himself as a pessimist.
Microsoft co-founder claims to have located wreckage of Japanese WWII battleship
Fox News - 4 Mar 2015 09:10
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says that he and a team of researchers have located the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk during World War II.
Monica Lewinsky to give TED Talk
CNN - 4 Mar 2015 07:32
Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern at the center of President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial, will continue her reentry into public life with a TED talk in late March.
Eastern half of US braces for yet another round of heavy snow and freezing temps
Fox News - 4 Mar 2015 07:00
The eastern half of the U.S. braced for yet another round of punishing winter weather Tuesday, with snow and freezing temperatures already hitting the northeast. Right behind it was a wave of heavy snowfall, freezing rai...
Feds Raid California 'Maternity Hotels' for Birth Tourists
Time - 4 Mar 2015 01:01
The crackdown marked the first large-scale federal probe of birth-tourism in the U.S.